What the night sky looks like over Erie, CO

Erie reads as suburban edge on this dataset's scale. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Only 27.6% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Erie.

The number comes from orbit, not a stargazer's logbook, so treat it as an estimate of sky glow rather than a certified Bortle class.

Where to go for a darker sky near Erie

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Frederick, CO, roughly 6 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

Frederick, CO is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

Erie against the rest of the dataset

About 38,594 people live in Erie, CO, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Erie ranks 881 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.